Monochromatic Black & White… can it be done in a flower? And I already know that this is not everyone’s cup of tea, but take a look and see… Did you see that we are hopping along to celebrate the new Build-A-Flower: Columbine from Altenew and so you should have arrived here from the LAURIE’s amazing Blog!
I wanted to challenge myself and once I had this idea for a card I just couldn’t go past it until it was made, do you ever do that? And I know that this beautiful flower deserves colour, but maybe next time lol.
I ended up choosing the sympathy sentiment as it went well with the CAS design and monochromatic colour scheme.
And why not add some simple Satin White Sequins as well!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at YouTube.
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Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog for a chance to win.
We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew card blog on 6/06/2020.
Let’s Hop!
Altenew Card Blog
Laurie Willison
Therese Calvird ——– You are Here
Nathalie DeSousa
Jaycee Gaspar
Nicole Watt
Virginia Lu
From here you are hopping along to NATHALIE’s fabulous Blog! I’ve linked all of the products that I used below or you can head to Altenew. Thanks for your lovely visit here today, Hugs
Other Supplies:
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 Classic Crest Solar White 110lb ALT | Classic Crest Solar White 80lb ALT |  Foam SSS | EH |  BAF Columbine ALT |
 Obsidian ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |  Limestone ALT | SSS | EH |  Silver Stone ALT | SSS | EH |  Pure Graphite ALT | EH |
 Industrial Diamond ALT | EH |  Rock Collection ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |  Satin White Sequins ALT |  Tweezers SSS | EH |
 Spring Scissors SSS | AUZ | EH |  Scissors SSS | AUZ | EH |  Cutting Mat ALT | SSS | AUZ |  Bone Folder EH |
 Mini Score Board SSS | AUZ | EH |  MISTI ALT | SSS | AUZ | EH |  Mini MISTI ALT | SSS | EH |  Precision Tip SSS | EH |
 Multi Medium Matte SSS | EH |  Glue Tape ALT | SSS | AUZ |
Just wonderful in my eyes, Therese … so solemn, and peaceful – perfect for sending condolences.
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This is so pretty in a more chic classic way. I love this color combo great for wedding or a loss card it’s so striking.
Your color scheme is perfect for a very peaceful sympathy card.
I really love the color scheme you’ve chosen. So soothing on this card.
I love your monochromatic look. Thanks for sharing.
This stamp (and of course all the other altenew stamps) is really CRISP. I agree with Michele that this is lovely and a great choice for sympathy. I might like to try this technique myself!
So elegant! Your restraint in keeping it CAS just adds to the beauty. Prefect sympathy card.
Beautiful elegant card Therese. Love the simplicity and the colours you’ve used today.
Comforting colors for the sentiment. The sentiment text looks slightly deep purple, which would be pretty, but I only see black in the inks shown.
Comforting colors for a sympathy card. The text looks slightly dark purple but I only see black in the inks shown. Very pretty.
Hi Linda, the text is stamped in black, but there may have been a refection of colour when I was taking the photograph?? I agree, in the main photo it does look a little purple. I will try better next time lol. Thanks so much for your lovely visit, Crafty hugs, Therese ps wouldn’t this flower be lovely in the grey purple family of colours ‘Sugarplums’?
Lovely! Makes me want to do monochromatic flowers!
Your card is beautiful. Very serene. Thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful, clean design! love the colors you chose for this sympathy card.
This stamp set is beautiful and would suit all types of cards but your subtle colours is perfect for this type of card.
What a different concept for this delicate state flower of CO! Love the monochromatic color palette and simple stunning card design…perfect with your chosen sentiment!
such a beautiful classy and elegant card, Therese!
Gorgeous! Love the monochromatic look–perfect for a sympathy card.
This card is perfection! I learn so much from you, watching your videos, and trying to emulate your style. Thank you!
I Love this card.
You have created a lovely sympathy card. I think gray is the most difficult choice for coloring a flower.
Beautiful work!
I really like this colour choice. It draws your eye to all the details of the flower, just like taking a photo of it in black and white. Lovely card!
This is beautiful, elegant and perfect as a sympathy card. I love your technique for stamping the sentiment in the perfect place!
Gorgeous!
Love your monochromatic columbine!!
Beautiful card. Really subtle, and great for a sympathy card.
I wouldn’t have thought to colour a flower this way, but for a sympathy card, this is suited so very well. I’m going to try this Therese. Thank you for the video. I always enjoy yours.
This color scheme and the flower itself really speaks to grief.
This works well as a sympathy card. TFS
This was a stunning card. I belong to a card exchange and one of our themes was gray. I think this will be a perfect way to use the colors. I also liked the tip of how you add the sentiment to your cards. Thank you for sharing.
Your sympathy card immediately caught my eye on the Altenew Blog! The perfect card for the occasion in my eye–love it, Therese!
Stunning!! I love the mono you used!
Oh wow, I would NEVER thought of doing this flower in greys. But it is perfect for a sympathy card. TFS
Perfection! This is the nicest — and prettiest — sympathy card I’ve seen in a long time. The black/white theme is perfect for the sentiment/occasion. Simple, peaceful and pretty. You nailed it!!!
Soft, unexpected and stunning! Enjoyed watching the process. So perfect for sending condolances.
This is stunning. A reminder that you can do so much without adding colour. Love this monochromatic card!
Love the Monochromatic look. So peaceful looking. Thank you for the inspiration.
Oh the monochrome!!! I love it. What a perfect sympathy card. I gotta get those sequins, too . . .
I never thought these colors could be so beautiful on a flower! Just awesome!
What an amazing card! The grays are so calming and look so wonderful.
You nailed it. Thanks for showing how elegant black and white can be.
Your monochromatic card is perfect as a condolence card which unfortunately I’ll be making more of. Thanks for getting my creative juices going with the monochromatic idea.
Stunning! Love the monochromatic scheme for a sympathy card
What a lovely, simple sympathy card!! Its perfect!
Huge fan of the monochromatic greys! Haven’t tried it yet, but definitely wanting to give it a go after this card! ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Oh Therese, what a gorgeous card and I adore the way that sentiment looks. I’m in the middle of making sets of sympathy cards as gifts and how I would love t have that sentiment. Unfortunately, it just makes no sense to buy every single stamp and die set, let alone to buy such a large set for one sentiment. In any case, most wonderful card. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and for inspiring me.
All the very best,
Caroline
I totally hear you, I know I have bought a set of stamps just for a sentiment in the past, but it’s not something that I would usually do either lol. Thanks for your lovely visit here today Caroline!
Beautiful and perfect sympathy card.
Love this beautiful monochromatic design!!
Since you said you knew black and white isn’t everyone ‘s favorite, I am going to be honest with you. I love color. I feel like you missed a lot of this flower’s detail by choosing not to use color. It resembles a daffodil more than a Colombine. I love how you placed your sentiment. What a good tip.
Therese, not only is this mu ‘cup’ of tea…being from The Anerican South, this is a “big o’l glass of ice tea”! ( and no, we don’t pronounce the ‘d’ of ‘iced’😉)
So, so beautiful ! Thank you for this beautiful design…did I mention that it is so beautiful?🌞
I just got this set of inks this week to make “white” flowers. I am so excited to try this technique. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful card!
So serene and soothing, perfect sympathy card.
Who knew gray could be so stunning
Beautiful, simple and elegant. The Rock Collection inks are perfect.
That flower is so pretty… going to try out this colour combo…beautiful cars Therese! â¤
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Beautiful card., Therese.
Stunning card Therese
Wow! What a stunning CAS card!! Totally love the monochromatic colors! <3
Very well done! Always hard to compose the right tenor of a sympathy card- I like this one.
I knew this card would be yours in these grey tones. Absolutely stunning. This flower is so detailed.
Thank you for the inspiration.. Well done Altenew.
Keep well.
T x
The monochromatic colors of the columbine makes this a beautiful sympathy card.
This is absolutely stunning in its beautiful simplicity.
The flower looks beautiful in those grays, Therese, especially fitting for a sympathy card.
What a gorgeous card and who knew a flower stamped in grey tones could look so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous CAS card, love the white satin sequins and the grey/white tones.
So elegant!
Simply beautiful-wonderful for a sympathy card.
WOW! I never would have thought to do this in the grey/ black tones but it is absolutely gorgeous!
I love the gray colors for this design!
So pretty! Your card is so elegant in the greys. Thanks so much for sharing.
Love the elegance on your card with the lovely soft colors!
Gorgeous flower and unique color! I LOVE IT!
Your card is stunningly beautiful Therese! I’m not a black and white girl, though I love the classic look it produces, but I could be ‘turned’ with this card – it is so impactful, yet subdued. Perfect for a sympathy card, but no doubt, many other styles using different colours!
Absolutely love this color combination!
You always make beautiful cards.
WOW, it looks so elegant in a neutral color scheme!!!
What a cool idea! Love your card. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Your card is gorgeous! I love the monochromatic black & white look. 🙂
Perfect sympathy card! Great set!
Great video on the build. I like the placement.
Love this monochromatic look🖤 Perfect for a sympathy card!
This is a stunning and elegant card. Love the colour choices you made today.
Cheers
Lisa
absolutely stunning!!
Oh how elegant! I love it, perfect for a sympathy card. I always struggle with them, I want them to be beautiful, but am never quite sure if they are subdued enough, or too much!
TFS
Blessings,
Karen Q
Just beautiful
Pretty unique! Thanks for sharing.
Makes a lovely sympathy card!
I always love monochromatic projects! This one is so eye-catching! 🙂
I love this card, it is probably my top favourite from this blog hop but its so hard to decide with so many wonderful cards to choose from! I just really love all the cards you do with the rock set collection! I need to get that set! I have used your tip from stamping acetate for the saying and then deciding where to place it! It is such a ingenious idea! Love your video!
Love the monochromatic look. It is perfect for a sympathy card. I typically struggle with them, but I think you have hit the nail on the head with this lovely card.
Wow! An absolutely stunning card! Such an unusual choice, but I think the greys really highlight all the amazing details of this stamp. Thank you as always for being a wonderful inspiration.
Such a beautiful card! Love the monochromatic look.
Thanks for sharing.
This is beautiful!
LOVE the monochromatic theme! Enjoyed your video. Just beautiful!
Awesome columbine set! I love seeing wild columbines in our northwest woods and I love your card! It is spectacular even in black & white!
Beautiful card…love the mono chromatic flower…
I never would of thought of using the monochromatic palette for a flower, but this is quite sophisticated.
This is such an unusual combination…I am glad to hop along…so much to discover and learn with you all!!
Gorgeous. Tho monochromatic coloring is beautiful, and the result is very elegant.
Wow! This card looks so amazing! Sympathy cards are so difficult to make. This card is both sober and elegant.
This is stunning! Now I want this set so I can make my own. I love these neutral colors!!
Therese, what a beautiful, soft and gentle design. So soothing:-)
I am enamored with this monochrome card. Perfectly solemn but beautiful. You clearly are artistic and think “outside the box”‘
So beautiful Therese. I love the monochromatic look
You have created a stunning card, just beautiful.
Your color scheme is soft and beautiful
This card is great and the colors are perfect for a sympathy card which are so hard to make.
Love the monochromatic color scheme.
You don’t always need a lot of coloring
to have a beautiful flower. thanks
for sharing txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Amazing card! The sentiment is perfect. Thank you for the video!
This really shows off the beauty of the design! Lovely card!
Beautiful monochromatic! I’m going to give this look a try!
The black and white makes the perfect sympathy card. Very nice
I just love the monochromatic look on this flower. Altenew does layering flowers like no other company. Just love them.
Beautiful card! This flower looks lovely in the gray.
WOW. Love it in black and white. And perfect for a sympathy card.
Hi 😠Your cards are lovely 😊
Very striking.
Gorgeous, elegant monochromatic card – it is so very dramatic and striking like that!
Wow…totally never seen something like this…too good
WowI I never would have thought to use such a monotoned color like that for flowers but your card is so wonderful. Thanks for sharing! I will have to try this!
Love the monochromatic look.
Beautiful and serene, Therese … the monochrome is so stylish and understated … perfect for a sympathy card! Hugs, Anita 🙂
Therese, this is very elegant and I like how you did it and how it turned out. The black and white is elegant and will convey love and grief in this sympathy card. Enjoyed your video: as I always do!!! Cheers!